Table IV.

Subgroup Analyses of Processes of Care in Women Compared to Men ^*

Likelihood of women vs. men receiving code status limitations†
Subgroups of patients with:	Stratum-specific associations OR (95% CI)
Impaired functional status	1.14 (1.00 – 1.31)
Non-impaired functional status	1.34 (1.09 – 1.63)
Age > 65 years	1.31 (1.15 – 1.49)
Age ≤ 65 years	1.02 (0.80 – 1.30)
Likelihood of women vs. men receiving mechanical ventilation at ICU admission
Subgroups of patients with:	Stratum-specific associations OR (95% CI)
Chest infection	0.88 (0.79 – 0.98)
Other infection	0.92 (0.85 – 0.99)
Acute respiratory dysfunction	0.83 (0.71 – 0.96)
Other organ dysfunction	0.87 (0.80 – 0.94)
Likelihood of women vs. men receiving PRBC transfusion on 1st ICU day
Subgroups of patients with:	Stratum-specific associations OR (95% CI)
Nadir hematocrit on 1st ICU day > 31%	1.19 (1.06 – 1.32)
Nadir hematocrit on 1st ICU day ≤ 31%	1.01 (0.93 – 1.09)
Likelihood of women vs. men receiving hemodialysis catheter placement
Subgroups of patients with:	Stratum-specific associations OR (95% CI)
Acute renal failure present	0.84 (0.72 – 0.98)
Acute renal failure absent	0.82 (0.74 – 0.91)

^*Each process of care is considered an outcome measure. The odds ratios refer to the likelihood of receiving the process of care in women vs. men, within the subgroup listed. For example, the odds ratio of 1.14 applies specifically to patients with impaired functional status, and indicates that women in this subgroup have a 14% higher likelihood of having code status limitations than men in this same subgroup.

^†191 missing values